Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank(s).

Modern man is heir to the caveman who made his first fire, flaked the first stone tools and _______ on the flesh of the mammoth.

  1. used to live

  2. had been living

  3. had to live

  4. lived

  5. was living
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Concept of parallel structure involved. 'Made...flaked...lived' all take past indefinite tense.

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